8 Gold Experience

Hello? Hello?02 3 Complete the crossword.

1 T

2 M

3 P R O N O U N C E

4 U

5 S

6 E

7 L

8 T

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Across 3 say a word with the correct sounds 4 know what something means 6 tell someone about something so they can

understand it 8 to say things as part of a conversation 9 to speak words

10 to know that a sound is being made 12 to say or do something again

Down 1 change words from one language to

another language 2 to have a meaning, de� nition or explanation 5 to talk to people; to say and understand words of

a language 7 pay attention to what someone is saying or

a sound 11 give information

Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences with the correct language

and communication words. The � rst letter has been given.

1 Do you s p e a k Arabic? 2 Listen and I’ll tell you how to

p this word. 3 Please can you e what to do? 4 It isn’t easy to t

poems from a different language. 5 Do you u the text? 6 I didn’t hear you. Can you r

that, please?

2 Choose the correct words.

1 Listen /Hear ! This is important information. 2 What language do they talk/speak in Egypt? 3 I understand/translate Russian, but � nd it dif� cult

to read. 4 Don’t say/tell me the answer. I want to work it out

for myself. 5 What did you pronounce/say ? 6 Can you repeat/tell the words? I didn’t hear

the difference. 7 Let me speak/explain how to send a

text message. 8 Do you mean/say you don’t know or you won’t

tell me?

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7 Complete the text with these verbs.

pronounce repeat say pronounce repeat say pronounce repeat say pronounce repeat say pronounce repeat say speakspeakspeakspeakspeakspeakspeak speakspeakspeakspeakspeak speakspeak speakspeakspeakspeakspeak speakspeakspeakspeakspeaktranslate understand translate understand translate understand translate understand translate understand

4 Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

1 Thank you for me. A talking B telling C speaking D saying 2 Who were you to on the phone? A hearing B saying C telling D talking 3 I’m sorry, I can’t you because it’s too

noisy here. A talk B listen C hear D tell 4 What did you ? A say B tell C talk D listen 5 Do you want to to music or watch a � lm? A speak B listen C hear D say 6 Do you to your friends about

your problems? A say B hear C talk D tell

5 Complete the sentences with about or to .

1 The teacher is speaking to the class. 2 She’s speaking learning languages. 3 She’s telling them her experience of

living in different countries. 4 She’s trying to explain the situation

 them. 5 Are they listening her? 6 Look, Holly is talking Aiden. I didn’t

know they were friends. 7 What are they talking ?

6 Match the sentence beginnings (1–6) with the endings (A–F).

1 I can’t read the article aloud D 2 They speak very quietly 3 It’s dif� cult to translate poetry 4 I want to remember the words 5 They didn’t understand the � rst time 6 It’s dif� cult to explain on the phone

A so I’m explaining it again. B because the sound is as important as the meaning. C because you can’t see the picture. D because I don’t know how to pronounce

the words. E so I’m repeating them many times. F so it’s hard to hear what they’re saying.

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Here I am in Beijing. I’m travelling in China for three months. I’m learning to 1) speak Chinese, but people often don’t 2) what I 3) . I use my hands a lot, I point at things and I 4) everything several times. Finally, I ask my friend to 5) for me. The problem is that I don’t 6) the words correctly. Chinese is a very diffi cult language!

Excelsior Overall rating: *

The website described the food at the restaurant as 1) very nice delicious , so we were expecting to have a 2) very good evening there. We arrived at eight o’clock. The restaurant was 3) very big and there weren’t many people there. We soon found out the reason. The waiters mixed up the orders and brought us the wrong things. At fi rst, we thought it was 4) very funny , but we stopped laughing when we got the food. It was 5) very bad . Then we got the bill. The meal was extremely expensive and we didn’t think it was funny at all. In fact we were 6) very angry .

8 Replace the underlined words in the review with these words.

deliciousdeliciousdeliciousdeliciousdeliciousdeliciousdeliciousdeliciousdeliciousdelicious disgusting fantastic furious disgusting fantastic furious disgusting fantastic furious disgusting fantastic furious disgusting fantastic furious hilarious huge hilarious huge hilarious huge hilarious huge hilarious huge

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3 Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Grammar

Past simple

1 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple .

1 Entering the talent competition is a very good idea.

Entering the talent competition was a very good idea. 2 I am not con� dent about winning. 3 The prizes aren’t very interesting. 4 This competition is a chance to change my life. 5 The judges are the most important people. 6 Are you the winner?

2 Complete the table with the past simple form of the verbs.

carry 1) carried

come 2)

have 3)

move 4)

plan 5)

remember 6)

study 7)

win 8)

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus 1) travelled (travel) from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean and 2) (fi nd) a new world. When he 3) (leave) Spain in 1492, Europeans 4) (not know) about America. Columbus 5) (want) to fi nd a new way to India. It 6) (take) him fi ve weeks to cross the ocean. He 7) (not expect) to discover America. After their long journey, he and his men 8) (believe) they were in India.

4 Write questions.

1 Amelia told Stephen about the party. Did Amelia tell Stephen about the party? 2 You visited England last year. 3 James worked in a Turkish restaurant. 4 James studied languages at school. 5 You went to the cinema yesterday evening. 6 You explained how to play the game. 7 They were at home last night. 8 It was a good idea to tell them about the trip.

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Past simple and past continuous

5 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I was studying (study) Turkish last year. 2 They (tell) me about their

home town. 3 He (not speak) Spanish. 4 They (not listen) to you. 5 Where (Aiden / go)? 6 Who (they / expect) to meet? 7 She (watch) an interesting

programme. 8 We (not enjoy) the party. 9 Who (you / talk) to?

6 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of these verbs.

cookcookcookcookcook listen play send take watch listen play send take watch listen play send take watch listen play send take watch listen play send take watch cookcook listen play send take watch cookcookcookcookcook listen play send take watch cookcook listen play send take watch cookcook listen play send take watch cookcookcookcook listen play send take watch cookcook

At four o’clock on Saturday afternoon, 1 Daniel was cooking pasta. 2 Harry photos. 3 Max and Isla chess. 4 Holly and Ella to music. 5 Lily and Emily TV. 6 Jacob a text message.

7 Choose the correct words.

1 Columbus tried/ was trying to � nd a new way to India when he discovered /was discovering America.

2 What were they talking/did they talk about when I came/was coming into the room?

3 They didn’t speak/weren’t speaking to us in Spanish while we stayed/were staying with them.

4 When we arrived/were arriving , all the guests danced/were dancing .

5 I waited/was waiting at the bus stop when I saw/was seeing the accident.

6 I didn’t use/wasn’t using my phone while I travelled/was travelling .

8 Complete the conversation with the correct past form of the verbs in brackets.

Ella

Granddad

I didn’t need them. I just 2) (put) my smart phone in my pocket. When I

3) (sightsee), I 4) (use) my phone as a camera. When I 5) (look)

for somewhere to eat, my phone 6) (become) a guidebook.

Why 1) didn’t you take (you / not take) a camera, a map or a guidebook on your holiday?

Ella

Granddad

Right! That’s why I 8) (not get) tired while I 9)

(visit) different places.

I see! So you 7) (not carry) a heavy bag.

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Revision Units 1 – 2

2 Read the descriptions in Exercise 1 again and complete the sentences. The � rst letter has been given.

Ava is 1) s h y . She isn’t 2) c . Evie is 3) s and 4) n . Charlie is 5) b . He’s 6) c . Daniel is 7) f , but he’s 8) l .

Vocabulary 1 Complete the descriptions with these words.

about at (x4) in about at (x4) in about at (x4) in about at (x4) in about at (x4) in ofofofofof with with with with with ofof with ofofofofof with ofof with ofof with ofofofof with ofof

3 Choose the correct words.

1 Please hear/ listen to what I’m saying /talking . 2 Can you explain/translate what you

understand/mean ? 3 What did they tell/speak you? 4 How do you pronounce/repeat this word? I don’t

know how to speak/say it. 5 I don’t explain/understand what you’re

talking/telling about. 6 Can you speak/translate this word? I don’t know

what it means/pronounces . 7 Can you repeat/talk that, please, I didn’t

listen to/hear you? 8 I enjoy listening to/hearing my grandfather

talking/ telling stories.

Ava

Evie

He works hard and gets good grades. He’s interested

5) learning new things and quick to

understand new information. He is brilliant 6)

explaining things to his classmates, too. He likes

organising people and telling them what to do. Charlie

He enjoys making people laugh and is good

7) telling jokes. He is bad 8)

listening in class, so he doesn’t hear the teacher’s

questions. He doesn’t apologise. He is often late for school and doesn’t always do

his homework.Daniel

I’m frightened 1) of speaking in public and I don’t like parties because I’m not

good 2) talking to people I don’t know. I prefer to listen to other

people. I don’t like to say what I think, in case people

disagree with me.

I love playing tennis and football. I get excited

3) competitions. I don’t understand how

people can sit still. I always want to run and dance. I love parties, I play the

saxophone and I get fed up 4) people telling

me to be quiet!

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Revision Units 1 – 2

4 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Put the time expressions in the correct place in the sentences.

1 We (have) a holiday when I (be) a child. (every year)

We had a holiday every year when I was a child. 2 We (spend) holidays at the beach. (often) 3 I (go) swimming. (most days) 4 My parents (buy) me an ice cream. (usually) 5 My sister and I (� nd) interesting animals on

the beach. (now and then) 6 We (take) took them home. (never) 7 We (be) happy to go to the beach. (always) 8 We (play) beach games. (sometimes)

5 Choose the correct words.

Grammar 1 Complete the text with the correct form of the

verbs in brackets.

Mountain Adventure One day last summer my brother and I were walking in the mountains when the weather suddenly 1) changed /was changing . One minute it was hot and sunny, the next it 2) rained/was raining very hard. We were wearing T-shirts and shorts. We 3) didn’t have/weren’t having any warm clothes with us. We 4) ran/were running down the mountain to fi nd shelter when my brother 5) fell/was falling over and hurt his leg. While we 6) tried/were trying to call for help, we 7) dropped/were dropping our mobile phone and the screen broke. Luckily, our parents 8) already came/were already coming to fi nd us. We were very happy to see them!

2 Write questions.

1 What language / Felipe / usually / speak / ? What language does Felipe usually speak? 2 Why / he / not speak / Spanish today / ? 3 Why / Felipe’s friend / stay / with him / ? 4 Where / Felipe and William / go every day / ? 5 Why / Felipe / translate / a lot of words / ? 6 Why / William’s Spanish / not get / better / ?

3 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple.

1 Felipe and William are good friends. Felipe and William were good friends. 2 Felipe takes William to visit his friends. 3 Does William go to school with Felipe? 4 Felipe and William speak English all the time. 5 Why don’t Felipe and William speak Spanish? 6 William doesn’t speak Spanish very well. 7 Felipe translates the words William doesn’t know. 8 William stops trying to speak Spanish.

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I usually 1) speak (speak) Spanish at home, but today I 2) (speak) English, because my friend from England 3) (stay) with me. He 4) (come) to school with me every day, because he 5) (learn) Spanish. There are a lot of words he 6) (not know), so I 7) (translate) the words and 8) (explain) the grammar. My English 9) (improve), but his Spanish 10) (not get) better!

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